Today, in a world driven by social media, college announcements, digital leaderboards, and a growing number of junior rankings whose formulas we may never understand, a junior golfer sees the score next to their name as a gauge of the quality of their game. For especially passionate and committed golfers, this score can be directly tied to their identity, self-esteem, and self-worth.

In The Golf Zone was originally an idea for a blog that I had when I was a junior golfer. It sat on the shelf for a while, but it was finally time to bring the idea to fruition this past year.

Stress is the Number One Killer of Performance

Stress has many negative mental and physiological consequences, including …